The following is a press release:
Antiques & Garden Show of Nashville, a benefit for Cheekwood Estate & Gardens and Economic Club of Nashville (ECON) Charities, presented by Northern Trust, announced “Timeless: Living a Collected Life” as the theme for the 2027 Show, returning to Music City Center Jan. 8–10, 2027. The theme celebrates collected spaces, treasured heirlooms and the stories behind the objects that make a house a home. Tickets are on sale now at antiquesandgardenshow.com.
The 2027 Show marks the event’s 37th year as the nation’s longest-running, largest, and most respected event of its kind. Each year, more than 17,000 attendees experience over 150 antiques, art and horticulture exhibitors, immersive garden showcases, educational lectures and special events, all benefiting Cheekwood Estate & Gardens and ECON Charities. Since its founding in 1990, the volunteer-led Show has raised more than $13 million for its beneficiaries.
Chairing the 2027 Show are Allison Schaufele and Lynn Brown, longtime friends whose shared passion for philanthropy, design, and community has shaped years of volunteer leadership in Nashville. Schaufele, a Nashville native and longtime Show volunteer, brings a background in luxury hospitality and nonprofit fundraising, while Brown has served the Show for years, including four years as floral chair. Together, they bring decades of volunteer experience and a shared commitment to preserving the Show’s legacy while supporting Cheekwood Estate & Gardens and ECON Charities.
The look of the show will be guided by Schumacher, with Exclusive Paint Sponsor Benjamin Moore, alongside a talented team of designers, landscape architects and volunteers who transform Music City Center into an immersive celebration of antiques, gardens, and design. The Show Floor will also feature three immersive garden showcases that invite attendees to experience extraordinary landscape design firsthand, while the 2027 lecture series will welcome an inspiring lineup of internationally recognized designers, authors and creative leaders.
- Friday morning’s Keynote Lecture will feature Cordelia de Castellane, artistic director of DIOR Maison and Baby DIOR
- Friday afternoon’s Design Panel will bring together Mieke ten Have, Aldous Bertram and Schuyler Samperton, moderated by John Bossard.
- Saturday morning’s Floral Lecture will feature master floral designer Ariella Chezar alongside watercolor artist and illustrator Matthew Rice moderated by author and tastemaker Frances Schultz.
- Saturday afternoon’s Lifestyle Panel will feature Honorary Co-Chairs Bunny Williams and Elizabeth Lawrence, moderated by Anne Hardy, contributing editor at House & Garden UK.
Additionally, Antiques & Garden Show of Nashville welcomes Amanda Khouri of Amanda Khouri Interiors as the 2027 Stage Designer and Kate Figler of Kate Figler Interiors as the 2027 Entrance Designer. Sid and Ann Mashburn of Sid Mashburn and Ann Mashburn will serve as Preview Party Honorary Chairs, while Southern Living Editor-in-Chief Sid Evans and Southern Living Senior Lifestyle Editor Ivy Odom will serve as Bourbon Party Honorary Co-Chairs.
